Table 2 Prevalence of current major depressive episode according to DSM-IV-derived PHQ-8 criterion†and the alternative PHQ-Days algorithm‡ by sociodemographic characteristics (unweighted numbers, weighted proportions per 100)
From: PHQ-8 Days: a measurement option for DSM-5 Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) severity
Sociodemographic characteristics | Unweighted number | †Major depression DSM criterion prevalence | 95% Confidence Interval of prevalence | ‡Major depression PHQ-Days algorithm prevalence | 95% Confidence Interval of prevalence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unweighted n | 198,678 | 8,476 | Â | 8,970 | Â |
Overall | Â | 4.2 | 4.0 - 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 - 4.6 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Female | 122,390 | 4.9 | 4.7 - 5.2 | 5.2 | 4.9 - 5.5 |
   Male | 76,288 | 3.4 | 3.1 - 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.2 - 3.8 |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   18 - 24 | 9,186 | 3.7 | 3.1 - 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.3 - 4.7 |
   25 - 34 | 24,493 | 4.3 | 3.8 - 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.0 - 5.2 |
   35 - 44 | 34,910 | 4.7 | 4.2 - 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.3 - 5.3 |
   45 - 54 | 42,321 | 5.2 | 4.8 - 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 - 5.9 |
   55 - 64 | 39,235 | 4.7 | 4.2 - 5.2 | 4.9 | 4.4 - 5.4 |
   ≥65 | 47,161 | 2.1 | 1.8 - 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 - 2.6 |
Race/ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   White | 153,642 | 3.9 | 3.7 - 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.8 - 4.3 |
   Black | 15,819 | 4.8 | 4.2 - 5.4 | 5.2 | 4.6 - 5.8 |
   Hispanic | 15,602 | 4.7 | 4.0 - 5.5 | 4.9 | 4.2 - 5.7 |
   Other | 11,955 | 5.3 | 4.5 - 6.4 | 5.6 | 4.7 - 6.7 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   <High school | 18,776 | 8.1 | 7.2 - 9.1 | 8.7 | 7.8 - 9.6 |
   High school | 58,191 | 5.0 | 4.6 - 5.3 | 5.2 | 4.9 - 5.6 |
   >High school | 121,441 | 3.0 | 2.8 - 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 - 3.4 |
Employment status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Employed for wages | 96,650 | 2.4 | 2.2 - 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.4 - 2.9 |
   Self-employed | 18,924 | 2.7 | 2.2 - 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.3 - 3.5 |
   Out of work >1 year | 3,242 | 13.8 | 11.6 - 16.3 | 14.2 | 12.1 - 16.7 |
   Out of work <1 year | 4,106 | 9.6 | 8.0 - 11.5 | 10.2 | 8.6 - 12.0 |
   Homemaker | 15,848 | 3.9 | 3.3 - 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.3 - 4.6 |
   Student | 4,053 | 3.8 | 2.7 - 5.2 | 3.7 | 2.7 - 5.2 |
   Retired | 44,496 | 2.1 | 1.9 - 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.1 - 2.6 |
   Unable to work | 11,006 | 26.8 | 24.9 - 28.7 | 28.4 | 26.5 - 30.3 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Married | 112,779 | 2.9 | 2.7 - 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 - 3.2 |
   Divorced | 28,362 | 8.3 | 7.7 - 9.1 | 8.7 | 8.0 - 9.5 |
   Widowed | 22,173 | 5.1 | 4.4 - 6.0 | 5.4 | 4.7 - 6.3 |
   Separated | 4,440 | 12.0 | 10.1 - 14.2 | 12.7 | 10.8 - 15.0 |
   Never married | 25,046 | 4.8 | 4.3 - 5.4 | 5.1 | 4.6 - 5.7 |
   Member of unmarried couple | 5,236 | 5.7 | 4.5 - 7.1 | 6.3 | 5.0 - 7.9 |